Overview

Before & After Care

The New Hope YMCA provides Before and After Care for public and private schools in the surrounding area. Parents and guardians must arrange transportation to or from the Y by calling the school transportation coordinator.

School Release Days

Kids have a blast in the New Hope Y’s full-day recreational program on school release days and school vacation breaks. It’s safe, fun, full of age-appropriate activities that stretch kids’ minds and bodies – and gives them opportunities to practice caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Kids are engaged and entertained

Each day is different – there’s a whole lot of things to do and places to go. Arts and crafts, group games, sports, indoor and outdoor play, themed projects and field trips are just some of the ways your child might spend their day.

Hours

Before & After School Care

School Release Days and Holiday Care

Drop-off: 6:30am - 9am

Program day: 9am - 4pm

Pick-up: 4pm - 6pm

Holiday Closures

Y School Age Care is closed on the following days: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Memorial Day. Release Day Care is available for other days school is not in session. Register online or download forms on this page.

When the Robbinsdale School District calls for a LATE START, Before Care programs are cancelled.

When the Robbinsdale District calls for an EARLY RELEASE, After Care programs are cancelled.

This does not include the cancellation of after-school activities.

When school is CANCELLED due to extreme snow fall and/or poor travel conditions, YMCA Before Care and After Care programs are cancelled.

When school is CANCELLED due to severe cold temperatures, YMCA will run Release Day programs at New Hope YMCA. Inclement-weather Release Day Programs are open to children already attending YMCA Before Care and/or After Care.

If your child attends a Charter School or Alternative School that does not follow the Robbinsdale District calendar, YMCA Before Care and After Care will be closed on Robbinsdale Release Days and will not offer care.

If a non-Robbinsdale school has a school closing, but Robbinsdale School District does not, we will offer Before and After Care.

Cost

2018-19 Before and After School Care

A “session” is defined as either before school or after school. The 3-session minimum can be reached by combining a.m. and/or p.m. sessions.

3 sessions: $35.70

4 sessions: $47.60

5 sessions: $59.50

6 sessions: $71.40

7 sessions: $83.30

8 sessions: $95.20

9 sessions: $107.10

10 sessions: $119.00

School Release Day and Holiday Care

$40 per child per day, late registration $50 per child per day.

Program Fees

Advanced registration is required to receive the standard program rate. Registrations received online or at Y Customer Service by Monday, one week prior to the Release Day, receive the standard rate. Registrations received later than Monday, one week prior to the release day will result in a $10 premium increase in the school release day cost.

Payment

Registrations completed online can be paid at the time of registration or set up as an automatic electronic fund transfer (EFT). Payment is available for paper registrations via cash, check or EFT. You may authorize EFT on your registration form. EFTs will be processed on Tuesday prior to the week of the release day. You may login online to see your balance and make a payment.

Cancellations and Changes

Changes to the registration for individual release days, including cancellation, must be made in writing to the YMCA Customer Service Center by Monday, one week prior to the start of the release day. We encourage change notices to be submitted as soon as possible. If the change notice is not received, you will be billed for the original enrollment and additional days attended. To submit your cancel request, visit the Contact page. You can email or chat with customer service to complete your request.

Transportation

Parents and guardians must arrange transportation to or from the YMCA in New Hope School Age Care Program by calling the school transportation coordinator. Many schools have established bus stops at the YMCA in New Hope. Inform the transportation coordinator that your child(ren) will be dropped off or picked up at the south entrance of the YMCA in New Hope location. When arranging transportation, gather the following information:

Bus number or letter

Pick-up and Drop-off times

School phone number

Phone number for transportation coordinator: 763-504-8107

What to Bring to School Release Days

(please label all belongings)

Swimsuit and towel for swim field trip days

Appropriate clothing for outdoor play and arts & crafts projects

*The YMCA is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items. Please leave toys and valuables at home. In the event of low enrollment (less than 10 participants) the day may be cancelled. You will be notified five days in advance.